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Hani AbdelRahim , Global SVP, Emerging Technology Governance

Hani AbdelRahim

Global SVP, Emerging Technology Governance ·Bank Of America - United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Doctorate, AI Governance & Quantum Security

Work experience

Total years of experience: 23 years, 11 months

Global SVP, Emerging Technology Governance

January 2017 - Present

Bank Of America - United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Hybrid

January 2017 - Present

Abu Dhabi (global remit)

▪ Define and run the enterprise operating model for AI and emerging technology across 35 cross-border
entities — strategy, governance, delivery frameworks, and adoption.
▪ Partner business domain leaders with engineering to frame AI use cases, set the commercial thesis, and carry
them from PoC to production — including conversational AI, intelligent automation, and agentic workflows.
▪ Architected the AI governance stack: model risk management, AI ethics and responsible AI standards, data
governance gates, cybersecurity integration, and regulatory alignment (EU AI Act, GDPR, multi-jurisdiction
supervisory expectations).
▪ Govern the enterprise AI/data ecosystem — cloud platforms, in-memory data infrastructure, and MLOps
pipelines — setting the control architecture engineering teams build within, and directing technical
evaluation of high-stakes platform upgrades.
▪ Present quarterly to the Risk Committee; advise executive leadership on AI portfolio direction, investment
prioritization, and emerging-technology risk appetite.

Company industry:
Banking

Regional Director, IT Strategy & Enterprise Risk — MEA

January 2012 - January 2017

General Electric - United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Hybrid

January 2012 - January 2017

General Electric Oil & Gas / GE Capital | Abu Dhabi

▪ Led digital strategy and technology deployment across nine MENA countries for an engineering-led industrial
leader — plants, capital projects, IoT/OT environments, and corporate functions.
▪ Embedded with industrial operators to map operational reality before deploying technology — the discipline
that makes transformation stick in manufacturing and infrastructure settings.
▪ Drove a cross-functional change program that raised regional capability maturity from 30% to an audited 80%
within 24 months; built and led a bilingual regional team of 12+.
▪ Negotiated and aligned technology deployment directly with host governments and ADNOC / Saudi Aramco
technical committees on national-scale energy infrastructure.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Senior Risk Analyst — Office of Inspector General

January 2007 - January 2012

U.S. Federal Reserve Board

District of Columbia, United States

January 2007 - January 2012

U.S. Federal Reserve Board | Washington, D.C.

- Evaluated digital transformation programs and technology governance across 12 Federal Reserve regional banks.
- Still hold an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
- Supervisory-grade assessment discipline that still anchors how I judge Technology & AI initiatives: evidence, outcomes, accountability.

Company industry:
Financial Services

Information Security Officer

July 2002 - January 2007

Department Of State - United States

District of Columbia, United States

July 2002 - January 2007

U.S. Department of State & NIH
Information Security Officer (State, 189 embassies) | Research Technology Security Officer (NIH-NHLBI)

Washington, D.C. & MENA

▪ Global technology and security program delivery in highly sensitive environments — including classified overseas assignments across the MENA region.

Company industry:
IT Services

Education

Capitol Technology University

December 2029

December 2029

Doctorate, AI Governance & Quantum Security

United States

Quantic School of Business & Technology

December 2023

December 2023

Master's degree, MBA

United States

Tulane University

May 2002

May 2002

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

United States

GPA (point): 3.46 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.46 out of 4

Skills

IT Transformation
Expert
IT Transformation
Expert
IT Governance
Expert
IT Governance
Expert
Advisory Boards
Expert
Advisory Boards
Expert
Global Leadership
Expert
Global Leadership
Expert
Information Security Management
Expert
Information Security Management
Expert
Runtime Enforcement for AI Systems
Expert
Runtime Enforcement for AI Systems
Expert
AI Risk Assessment & Mitigation Strategy
Expert
AI Risk Assessment & Mitigation Strategy
Expert
Sovereign AI Infrastructure Architecture
Expert
Sovereign AI Infrastructure Architecture
Expert
REGULATORY & COMPLIANCE
Expert
REGULATORY & COMPLIANCE
Expert
UAE AI Governance (NESA, CBUAE, FSRA)
Expert
UAE AI Governance (NESA, CBUAE, FSRA)
Expert
EU AI Act & GDPR Compliance
Expert
EU AI Act & GDPR Compliance
Expert
DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act)
Expert
DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act)
Expert
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Expert
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Expert
PCI-DSS Compliance
Expert
PCI-DSS Compliance
Expert
Regulatory Framework Implementation
Expert
Regulatory Framework Implementation
Expert
Agentic AI Governance & Risk Management
Expert
Agentic AI Governance & Risk Management
Expert
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Expert
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Expert
Digital Transformation Strategy
Expert
Digital Transformation Strategy
Expert
Technology Deployment & Integration
Expert
Technology Deployment & Integration
Expert
Enterprise Change Management
Expert
Enterprise Change Management
Expert
Program & Portfolio Management
Expert
Program & Portfolio Management
Expert
Enterprise Risk Management
Expert
Enterprise Risk Management
Expert
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Expert
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Expert
Cyber Risk Oversight & Governance
Expert
Cyber Risk Oversight & Governance
Expert
Third-Party Risk Management
Expert
Third-Party Risk Management
Expert
Enterprise Technology Governance
Expert
Enterprise Technology Governance
Expert
Enterprise Architecture Design
Expert
Enterprise Architecture Design
Expert
CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY
Expert
CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY
Expert
Cybersecurity Strategy & Program Management
Expert
Cybersecurity Strategy & Program Management
Expert
Zero Trust Architecture
Expert
Zero Trust Architecture
Expert
Post-Quantum Cryptography
Expert
Post-Quantum Cryptography
Expert
Incident Response & Threat Intelligence
Expert
Incident Response & Threat Intelligence
Expert
Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Expert
Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Expert
OT/IT Convergence & Industrial Security
Expert
OT/IT Convergence & Industrial Security
Expert
AI Governance (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001)
Expert
AI Governance (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001)
Expert
AI GOVERNANCE & RISK FRAMEWORKS
Expert
AI GOVERNANCE & RISK FRAMEWORKS
Expert
CISSP
Expert
CISSP
Expert
CISM
Expert
CISM
Expert
CISA
Expert
CISA
Expert
CRISC
Expert
CRISC
Expert
CGEIT
Expert
CGEIT
Expert
LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY
Expert
LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY
Expert
C-Suite Strategic Leadership
Expert
C-Suite Strategic Leadership
Expert
Board-Level Advisory & Governance
Expert
Board-Level Advisory & Governance
Expert
Global Enterprise Leadership
Expert
Global Enterprise Leadership
Expert
Risk Committee Oversight
Expert
Risk Committee Oversight
Expert
Stakeholder Management at Scale
Expert
Stakeholder Management at Scale
Expert
Executive Decision-Making & Strategy
Expert
Executive Decision-Making & Strategy
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Native Speaker
Spanish
Beginner
French
Beginner

Memberships

FS-ISAC

Advisory

January 2008

NIST

Contributor

March 2005

The Digital Risk Alliance

Founding Fellow

January 2026

ISACA

Member

May 2015

IEEE

Member

July 2012

Global AI Exchange Institute

Co-Author

December 2024

Digital Risk Alliance

Advisor

August 2025

Hobbies

  • Linguistic/Cultural
    • Arabic-English Translation & Cross-Cultural Governance • MENA Regulatory Intelligence
  • Technical/Industry
    • Emerging Technology Strategy & Emerging Tech Governance • Zero Trust Architecture & Post-Quantum Cryptography • Enterprise Risk Management & GRC Frameworks
  • Professional/Intellectual
    Thought Leadership in AI Governance & Enterprise Architecture Expert Network Consulting (Sovereign AI, Enterprise Risk) Academic Research (AI Governance, Quantum Security) Board-Level Advisory & Governance